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Moving Digital Health, Episode 29: Arjun Puri of Symbiotic AI
Our guest this episode was Arjun Puri, CEO & Cofounder of Symbiotic AI. Arjun joined Reuben Hall to discuss the importance of leveraging healthcare information to improve decision-making for both clinicians and patients in cardiology. “it is a complex and difficult decision to make when the patient is sitting on the cath lab table and… Read More
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How To Conduct User Research That Drives UX Success
When an app’s UX has the mobile industry and customers drooling, it’s not magic or luck. Instead, it’s based on a deep understanding of the user, an understanding that can come from both qualitative and quantitative insights. In this post, I want to talk about the importance of attaining these insights and how design teams,… Read more
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How To Find Your Role On A Mobile Project
Is your company thinking about developing a mobile offering? Are you hoping to head up the project? Maybe even position yourself as your company’s mobile app expert? You won’t hear any naysaying from us. The MindSea team knows apps are incredibly exciting territory – especially when it’s new ground for employees and/or tech startup entrepreneurs… Read more
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To Build An Amazing Design Team, Founders Should Start Here
Today, you’re going to learn how to build an amazing design team. In most startups, design is often overlooked or seen as a nice-to-have instead of a must-have. But this mentality can quickly send startups on a one-way trip to the startup graveyard. The first thing founders need to understand when thinking about the design… Read more
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We Studied The Top 25 iMessage Apps On Product Hunt (Mobile App Research)
We recently analyzed the top iMessage apps on Product Hunt to answer this question: What factors go into creating an iMessage app that people really want? We looked at the types of iMessage apps. We looked at the role of these different apps. We looked at the user experiences of these apps. And in doing… Read more
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Why Most Apps Built By Large Companies Fail (And How To Ensure Yours Doesn’t)
When a startup enters the market and disrupts an industry leader with what seems like just a simple mobile app, it’s not magic or luck. It’s their competitive advantage. It’s their ability to do something that an incumbent overlooked or ignored. Research shows that 45 percent of large enterprises struggle to produce mobile apps. The… Read more
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5 Billion People Will Have Smartphones In 2020: Here Are 5 Predictions
A few weeks ago I ran into a new graduate at an event and he asked me a loaded question. He asked: “What do you think the world will look like in 2020?” To suggest that I could have gone on for days about this topic would be an understatement. Instead of spending hours talking about the future… Read more
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How Long Does It Take To Build A Successful Mobile App
When it comes to scheduling projects or determining timeframes, there’s a famous business idiom you might have heard (especially if you’ve ever worked in or contracted an agency): “how long is a piece of string?” How about ‘how long does it take to build an app?’ Figuring out how long it takes to build an… Read more
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App Redesign: What You Should Know Before Taking It On
Did you know that the Starbucks logo has changed multiple times since launch? It’s the natural evolution of design—because what makes a design beautiful in one generation makes it out-of-date in the next. That’s why brands invest in redesigning their logos, websites and mobile apps. As their users begin to embrace a new wave of… Read more
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Mobile App Research: What Do Millennials Want From An App?
When you’re launching an app, ideally you’ll launch something people will want to use. That might seem like an obvious statement, but it’s something that too few app makers, app agencies and founders spend time thinking about. Before publishing an app, every app maker must understand the problem they’re solving. That’s the starting point. Once… Read more
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How To Create A Memorable Startup Pitch Deck (Step-By-Step)
What goes into a great startup pitch deck? That’s the question many founders ask when they’re about to raise capital for their startups. The best approach for creating a compelling pitch deck for a startup has been discussed by many VCs and successful founders over the years, and naturally there are plenty of opinions, ranging… Read more
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5 Mobile Ideas That Have The Power To Change Life As We Know It
By 2020, it’s projected that 5.5 billion people will have mobile devices. That’s 70 percent of the global population. Now you might be wondering: What will the world look like when so many people have mobile access? What mobile ideas will change the future? What mobile ideas will arise in the future? We’re willing to… Read more
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This Crazy Sticker App Lets You Text Donairs & Storm Chips To Your Friends
Have you downloaded iOS 10? Have you tried the new features like stickers and invisible messaging? What if I told you – things were about to get a whole lot better… After downloading several sticker apps, we saw an issue. We could easily download and send stickers with Star Wars, Pugs or Kim Kardashian… Read more
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How Much Does It Cost To Build A Mobile App In 2022
As you might expect, there’s a lot of misinformation and mystery surrounding the true cost of building an app. It may actually surprise some would-be app entrepreneurs to discover the time and money that goes into one – and especially what it takes before they’ll see a decent return on their investment. How much do… Read more
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7 Startups That Won At Creating Apps For Millennials
Whether we’re talking about iOS app development or Android app development, we’re often met with questions about what app ideas will connect with millennials. Over the years, we’ve built plenty of apps that have been downloaded by thousands (maybe millions?) of millennials from all over the world. As of 2016, “millennials” are defined as those… Read more
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The 3 Frameworks You Need To Design & Launch An App That Sticks
You probably already know that Google Play and the Apple App Store have helped app makers make millions… …and created a huge, untapped opportunity for so many brands and makers. In fact, last December, a report claimed that games alone in the App Store brought in $1 billion in revenue. Today, I’m going to share… Read more
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Brilliant Product Managers & The Philosophies That Led To Some Of The Most Engaging Products Ever
“Product leaders don’t play the game, but they are judged by the record of their products,” Adam Nash proclaimed in a presentation to AirBnb and Dropbox in 2013. Adam Nash is the CEO of Wealthfront and previously served as an executive in residence at Greylock Partners and vice president of product management at LinkedIn. In… Read more
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5 Things Every Startup Should Know Before Hiring An App Agency
TL;DR – Building apps is hard. App Agencies can help. Every day I hear from tech startups planning to build apps – and every day they tell me their biggest hurdle isn’t knowing what they want to build, it’s figuring out how best to build it. Typically this is where MindSea comes in. I get… Read more
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7 Product Design Books Every Designer Needs To Read
Imagine if you could tap into the library, or mind of the best UX designers or Product designers in the industry to gain knowledge that could shape your career. Or better than that… What if you could tap into the library of seven great startup and product designers and dive into the books that… Read more
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MindSea Named A Top Canadian App Developer In The Industry
We’re excited to announce that MindSea was again named as a leader among Canadian Mobile App Developers and the Top Halifax App Developer by B2B ratings and review firm Clutch. As a Mobile App Developer for many years, it’s exciting to be included in this list of great Canadian Mobile App Developers & Designers. For… Read more
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Engage users, create rich and actionable notifications
Notifications not only provide you an interactive channel to engage users, they have also become one of the most highly used features of iOS. As a result, Apple announced a significant investment in notifications this year at WWDC. Notifications not only provide you an interactive channel to engage users, they have also become one of the most highly… Read more
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